Mag ons maar in hierdie aflewering van “Raak die ‘klits’ kwyt” vir die derde keer verwys na “Boeregeregte”, tradisionele happies en lekkernye wat in Suid-Afrika – veral in die platteland – immergewilde gunstelinge geword het en waarsonder ‘n mens se resepteboek en kookkuns ongelukkig net nie volledig is nie. Ons moet toegee dat geregte soos bobotie en lasagne nie volbloed-Suid-Afrikaanse geregte is nie en inderwaarheid ‘n internasionale oorsprong het. Min mense sal egter nie saamstem dat Suid-Afrikaners dit oor dekades heen, indien nie eeue nie, reggekry het om ons eie kleur en karakter aan hierdie disse te verleen en dit as’t “ons eie” gemaak het.
Van die opwindendste dinge van bobotie en lasagne is sekerlik die ongelooflike variasie-moontlikhede wat dit ‘n mens toelaat. Daar is waarskynlik nie twee bobotie- of lasagne-resepte wat dieselfde is nie. Elkeen maak dié dis min of meer maar soos hy/sy voel dit gedoen moet word en soos die res van die gesin dit verkies. Natuurlik speel die dikte van ‘n mens se beursie ook ‘n rol in die manier waarop jy verkies om jou lasagne te maak.
Nietemin – twee goeie vriendinne, Samantha Mendes en Michelle Ferreira span vandeesweek vir ons in die kombuis saam en wys vir ons hoe hulle daarvan hou om lasagne te maak. Hierdie resep is vreeslik maklik, eenvoudig en ekonomies en dit is ongetwyfeld ‘n goeie idée om dit sommer dadelik uit te knip en teen die yskas te plak – die van ons wat eergister (Dinsdag, 1 Maart) vroeg opgestaan het, het seker gevoel dat die dae besig is om vinnig koeler te word. Ja, ons kan ons maar vir ‘n koue winter regmaak, sê die mense wat dink hulle weet:
Pasta
OUR MAYOR’S “FAVOURITE” PASTA DISH
This week’s “What’s Cooking” in Rustenburg Herald is another surprise for all pasta fans. You probably know that one can be quite creative when it comes to pasta? In addition to the fact that there are so many different variations of pasta - it comes in literally all shapes and sizes - there are different brands, colours and tastes and what you add to your pasta is even more important.
Now that the heat waves (summer?) of 2015 finally seem to be something of the past, it is time to slowly but surely prepare for winter which will be with us quite soon. Pasta fans also know that probably only soup beats pasta in winter (if at all) and that you can feed the entire family for cheap-cheap...
But make no mistake, pasta can be (and often is) an exquisite dish and this one served by Ms Favourite Khunou - wife of our Executive Mayor - will do justice to any occasion. We are sure that we won’t be far off to say that this dish is without a doubt our Mayor’s “Favourite” pasta dish! Oh of course, we almost forgot. Ms Favourite Khunou joined Rustenburg Rotary just over two years ago - for the past four weeks already we are focusing on favourite dishes prepared by our Rotarians, so welcome Madam! If you want to surprise your hubby with a really wonderful pasta dish this winter, you still have plenty of time to experiment and refine the recipe. It’s quite easy though - it goes like this...
